§356D-145 - Homeowner participation; limitation; payments and assistance. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§356D-145]  Homeowner participation; limitation; payments and assistance.  (a)  The authority shall limit participation to not more than ten property owners within each census tract at any given period in time, without regard to the existence or operation of shelters and other facilities to aid the homeless in the tract.  The authority or contracted agency shall notify prospective participants registered on the waiting list in each census tract of the opportunity to participate in the program as these opportunities may arise in each tract.

     (b)  Assistance to any qualified property owner providing rental housing to any homeless tenant under this subpart for a period of five years shall include but not be limited to at least one of the following:

     (1)  The payment of a state grant to offset the cost of renovating, building any adjoining addition, or constructing any separate structure upon the premises of the owner's property in preparation for its use as a homeless assistance unit under the program;

     (2)  The payment of a monthly state rent subsidy to supplement the monthly rental payments made by the homeless tenant;

     (3)  Real property tax rate waivers or reductions proposed by the authority and approved by the council of the county in which the property is located;

     (4)  Zoning and building code exemptions applicable to the construction of adjoining or separate dwelling units on the owner's property, provided that the county, by ordinance, may establish minimum development and construction standards for these units and procedures for approval thereto; and

     (5)  Other incentives consistent with the purposes of this subpart to assist in the participation of property owners under the program. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]